Apply for ILR as a Surrogate Child - Specialist Child Visa Solicitors

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 15 April 2026

Your surrogate child can apply for ILR in the UK if the child is in the UK and is not eligible to apply for a British passport, right of abode or British nationality. For the surrogate child to apply for ILR, the legal parents of the child must be either British Citizens or settled persons in the UK. Furthermore, an application for ILR as a surrogate child can only be made after the parents of the surrogate child have obtained the parental order and thus become the legal parents of the surrogate child. An application for ILR will be made in accordance with the requirements as set out in paragraph 298 of the Immigration Rules.

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Free Immigration Advice for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for a Surrogate Child

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide one-off, 5-minute free immigration advice online regarding your surrogate child's application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). Ask a question online to our specialist team of immigration solicitors for free immigration advice online, or book an appointment online for detailed immigration advice and consultation with one of our immigration solicitors regarding your surrogate child's application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).

Application For Parental Order After Child's Birth

Once your child is born, you will need to become the child’s legal parent. More information on how to do this can be found online Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

A Parental Order can only be made by the court in England and Wales after the child has reached the UK. Pursuant to 54 and 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, at least one of the intended parents (or the intended parent in the case of single applicants) must be domiciled in the UK or the Chanel islands or the Isle of Man, and the child must be living with the intended parent or parents in the UK at the time of the Parental Order application. Further, Parental Orders may only be granted where at least one parent has a genetic link to the child. There are various other conditions that need to be met.

The process is different if you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. More information is contained in the guidance: Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

Super Priority Service for ILR as a Surrogate Child

As specialist child visa solicitors based in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) to provide Super Priority Service for ILR as a surrogate child, whereby a decision on your ILR application will be made within 24 hours if you submit your ILR application through Super Priority Service.

Our child visa solicitors can prepare and submit your ILR application faster and secure a decision more quickly through Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait months (sometimes years) for a decision on your ILR application.

How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation on a fixed-fee basis in relation to your application for ILR as a surrogate child. Our fixed fee for your application for ILR as a surrogate child will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your application for ILR as a surrogate child until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application for ILR as a surrogate child. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your application for ILR as a surrogate child will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your application for ILR as a surrogate child to succeed.

Advice on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your application for ILR as a surrogate child.

Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your application for ILR as a surrogate child are in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.

Completing the application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your application for ILR as a surrogate child.

Submitting application through Super Priority Service: Where possible, our immigration lawyers will submit your online application for ILR as a surrogate child through Super Priority Service to get a faster decision on your application for ILR as a surrogate child.

Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application for ILR as a surrogate child, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.

Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of your application for ILR as a surrogate child, explaining how all the legal requirements have been met for its approval.

Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of your application for ILR as a surrogate child.

Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow-up work until the decision by the Home Office UKVI on your application for ILR as a surrogate child.

Specialist Immigration Solicitors for ILR Applications for Surrogate Children

Our immigration solicitors are specialists in ILR for surrogate children. As one of the best immigration solicitors for ILR for surrogate children, we have an excellent track record of helping clients successfully obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for surrogate children. Our highly experienced and fully qualified immigration solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable, and fixed-fee immigration advice and legal representation for your surrogate child's ILR application.

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